Edinburgh aiport remains closed to flights for the fifth day in a row, with flights cancelled until at least 7pm. The BBC reports that British Airways, bmi, and Flybe have already cancelled all of their scheduled flights for Monday, and that thousands of Scots are stranded abroad.

Ryanair has gone even further, and cancelled all of their flights until 1pm on Wednesday.

The wider impacts on the city in terms of tourism, business and council services are as yet uncertain.

Councillor Tom Buchanan writes on the Council's blog that social work teams have been in the airport over the weekend to check on the welfare of passengers who have been stranded.

The blog also says that some council staff are likely to have been caught up in the travel disruption, but says that "at the moment this is not expected to have a significant impact on council services including schools which will return to normal business on Tuesday."

The BBC reports that a company of soldiers from Edinburgh had their homecoming delayed by the flight restrictions. The members of B Company, 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, or 1 Scots, were meant to arrive back at Dreghorn barracks on Friday, but had a long journey by buses and ferry through Europe to get here yesterday.

Taking the long view, the Caledonian Mercury looks back at the historical impact on Scotland of two rather more damaging volcanic eruptions, one of which resulted in 18 to 20 years without a summer back in 1159 BC.

And, the Evening News reports that hundreds of runners from around the world were unable to take part in the Chris Hoy half marathon yesterday, and that the Mission from Gadd show at the Corn Exchange had to be cancelled last night as a result of the grounding of UK flights.

At least Alistiar Tibbitt of Greener Leith and I didn't have any trouble getting down to Leeds on Saturday for the Talk About Local and Guardian Local Unconference. We were there to meet hyperlocal bloggers from all over the country, discuss, debate and share ideas. And Alistair didn't leave empty handed - taking home an unconference award for best specialist blog. Congratulations!

If you've been affected by the ash cloud, whether you're a business, a visitor, or an Edinburgh resident, please let us know. You can email us on edinburgh.local@guardian.co.uk, follow us on Twitter @GdnEdinburgh, or comment below.